Little short of amazing that as attacks on minority voting rights have escalated in the last three election cycles the Supreme Court is now considering overturning the Voting Rights Act. Here’s some of what advocates warn will happen if the Justices pull the trigger.
A second poll in 24 hours shows President Obama has dramatically more support than congressional Republicans in the battle over how to resolve the sequester.
From TPM Reader AZ …
I just read your post regarding Ted Cruz, wondering what sort of reputation he had over his career. I wrote a profile of him for The Texas Observer last year, and from my interviews I definitely heard from folks that, while they respected his intellect and his lawyering ability, he’s pretty much an arrogant ass.